Dec 23 Watchdog report finds Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people in 1 year By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press Since 2016, HHS' inspector general has conducted 18 audits on a selection of state programs and had identified that Medicaid agencies had improperly made managed care payments on behalf of deceased enrollees totaling approximately $289 million. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 7:05 New CBS News chief draws backlash by pulling '60 Minutes' story on El Salvador prison By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Jenna Bloom CBS News pulled an investigative report on 60 Minutes just a day before it was set to air. It promised a look at allegations of abuse and torture suffered by men deported by the Trump administration and sent to a… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 6:54 Why finding childcare for kids with disabilities is so difficult in the U.S. By Judy Woodruff, Mike Fritz More than a quarter of all parents of children with disabilities say they struggle to find appropriate childcare for their kids. And even for those who do, many say their kids routinely encounter discrimination, like being excluded from field trips… Continue watching
Dec 22 Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook at Alabama funeral By Associated Press Cook was described as "smart, confident, curious, kind, principled, brave."… Continue reading
Dec 22 Kansas City Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead in Missouri and relocate across the border to Kansas By Dave Skretta, John Hanna, Associated Press The Chiefs have played at Arrowhead in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1972. Continue reading
Dec 22 Jim Beam to close one of its Kentucky distillery for a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press The company's larger distillery in Boston, Kentucky, will continue to operate, the company said. Continue reading
Dec 22 Abrego Garcia can remain free while judge considers arguments for returning him to immigration custody By Gary Fields, Travis Loller, Associated Press A federal judge says Kilmar Abrego Garcia can remain free for now while she considers the government's arguments for detaining him in immigration custody. Continue reading
Dec 22 Instacart ends program where users see different prices for the same item at same store By Associated Press Instacart is ending a program where customers saw different prices for the same product ordered at the same time from the same store. Continue reading
Dec 22 Colorado governor says Trump playing 'political games' by denying disaster declaration request By Associated Press Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests made by the state. Continue reading
Dec 22 Most Americans aren't making year-end charitable contributions, poll finds By James Pollard, Linley Sanders, Associated Press Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach next year’s budget targets. Continue reading